When I realized this thing with the tuna in olive oil was turning into a long term relationship, I started paying attention to the price. There are some wonderful imported Italian tunas you can buy if money is no object, but since I'm trying to eat like a millionaire on a Utah teacher's budget, I was thrilled to discover Tonno Genova brand of tuna, distributed in the U.S. by Tri Union Seafood, better known as Chicken of the Sea. I can buy this in my local Albertson's store for just a little over $2.00 a can, and it compares favorably with any of the imported Tunas I've tried, so I thought it was perfect for a Kalyn's Kitchen Picks recommendation.

For those who wonder about such things, the label says "Wild Caught - Dolphin Safe" and "Premium Yellowfin Tuna" as well as "all natural" and "no additives or preservatives." I also found nutritional information for Tonno Genova tuna online, and it didn't raise any red flags. News about this tuna seems to be traveling too. Chowhound reports Tonno Genova tuna is available at Costco, but I haven't seen it at my Costco (fingers crossed!) If you can't find it where you live, you can get Tonno Genova Tuna from Amazon.com, where you'll have to buy 24 cans at a time, but it comes out to $2.33 per can (without shipping) which is still quite an amazing price compared to the Italian Brands.

I can tell this is a product I'll be buying for a long time. And for anyone who might be wondering, Chicken of the Sea has not sent me any free tuna or paid me in any way to write an endorsement of this product.

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I gave up tuna with olive oil for 13 years (husband heart event) and 2 years ago following a recipe that insisted on it, got hooked. OMG. Our favorite tuna salad with it is the tuna drained mixed with very finely minced celery and onions, black pepper; served on baby lettuce with a mixed olive tapenade and pita points. Try it!

Tuna seems to be popping up everywhere these days. I'm guessing it's time to make something with it! We've got a great grocery store in Little Italy which I like to walk to. Now I know where my walk will take me tomorrow -- thanks!

Kalyn--you'll also find this tuna [for cheap!] at Trader Joe's. And thanks for mentioning the pasta shells with Italian tuna and artichokes that Patricia and I co-posted. It's great for warm weather, because all you cook is the pasta.

Patricia and Terry, I loved that recipe with the pasta shells. Unfortunately, (sigh) no Trader Joe's in Utah. I'm just happy my grocery store has it. If they ever stopped carrying it, I'd seriously order a case from Amazon.com!

thanks for the recommendation. a friend of mine who has recently gone gluten free and is soyfree bought some tuna packed in water that has soy so she asked me to keep a lookout for suitable replacement tuna and we'll trade. I'll definintely look for this brand. sure hope it's gf/sf!

I'm eating this and some egg whites (with some light seasoning and a little lemon twist) right now. I bought mine at Costco recently and will definitely get more if they have it on my next visit. This tuna is in an entirely different class of taste than the normal supermarket brands. I'd even order what I'm eating right now before most restaurant "tuna steaks" (which are rarely fresh) that I've had in recent history.

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